This point guard is great

Chapter 8 This teammate is tricky

At the beginning of the new century, the Mavericks' main draft team has begun to take shape. Among them are the main power forward Dirk Nowitzki, all-star players Michael Finley, Nash, and the powerful center Huo Ershu.

In the same way, the stronger and more stable the team is, the less it needs to supplement. So this summer league, the Mavericks are here to paddle. Except for General, Beldarik and others who need to pay a little attention, the whole team is a water fish that can be manipulated casually.

There is no need for any arrangements to deal with them. What Coach Cartwright means is that the first team goes up to push them flat and overturn them, and then the second team scores points.

Hearing this, Ma Hong stood at the door and already narrowed his eyes.

The first team tied and the second team scored. It sounds good. It seems that the first team fights and the second team eats meat, but this is not the case at all. No matter how many times the Mavericks are, they are also a serious NBA team. They will definitely get some attention.

Conversely, if the winner is already divided, no matter what the statistics of the players who go up, no one will care.

Another thing is that the whole team scores points, so how do you let a player like Mahon who has no independent scoring ability mess up, passing the ball does not necessarily have assists, and scoring by yourself is basically a mistake.

Ma Hong originally thought that after more than ten days of cold war, even if Cartwright hated him, he could be fine, but it seems that Comrade Coach doesn't think so.

Ma Hong's thinking is gradually going astray, but the Bulls' players are in the heat (anti-swallowing) period, because this is an official game, as long as they have a record, they may be able to get a contract. Even if the Bulls don't give it, maybe the Mavericks on the opposite side will.

Well, it's not very polite of them to think that.

After a day off, Mahon got up early the next day and started doing morning exercises.

Today's game time is 10:30 in the morning, but Ma Hong knew that the first round of offense and defense definitely had nothing to do with him, so he didn't need to save his energy. He practiced the butterfly step, ball control, and shooting for 20 minutes each, with a 5-minute rest in between.

Teammates usually won't get up at this time, and Ma Hong is going to eat something and then go back to the room, so as to save everyone the embarrassment of meeting.

Then, Mahon, who came to the restaurant while wiping his hair with a towel, met Kevin Ollie.

Although this guy is black, the dark circles under his eyes may not be obvious, but the bloodshot eyes in those eyes can't be faked, it's basically because he didn't sleep all night.

"Let me tell you what's going on with you. You're not a rookie playing in the summer league in the first year. What's the matter?" While talking, Ma Hong calmly took the breakfast prepared by Kevin Ollie into his hands.

With a wry smile, Kevin Ollie took another plate to pick up food for himself: "I've beaten it a few times, but it doesn't mean I can get used to it. I'm still very nervous."

Ma Hong was a little speechless, and his mental quality was too poor.

I wanted to tell Kevin Ollie that as long as he played normally, the Mavericks would not be his opponent. After all, last night Mahon had memorized the resumes, habits, and data of all the Mavericks' players. By comparing them horizontally, the Bulls could easily win.

But now everyone is in direct competition, and it is inappropriate to talk too much.

In the end, Ma Hong could only helplessly pat Kevin Ollie on the shoulder: "Old Kai, if you feel too much pressure, I will reluctantly change it with you, although I,"

Before Ma Hong finished his polite words, Kevin Ollie quickly took the vegetables, beef and eggs on Ma Hong's plate in his hand, finished them in two mouthfuls, turned around and ran away without saying a word.

Well, Ma Hong believes that his motivation is very effective, and now Kevin Ollie must be full of energy.

At around nine o'clock, the team was about to set off, and Ma Hong saw Kevin Ollie again. Well, it felt like he was over-motivated. This guy obviously went to practice just now, and his forehead was sweating.

Cartwright was speechless looking at this guy, don't you know what you are doing today, wasting energy for no reason?
Compared with Kevin Ollie and Mahon, Coach Wright felt so tired and didn't want to talk at all.

When we came to the Ausuo venue for the competition, the opponents of the Mavericks also arrived early. Among them, Ma Hong and Ma Hong were completely out of the crowd. It was difficult to see it. The specific effect, refer to throwing a big goose into the duck. If you want to see it, try it, unless you are blind, otherwise it is absolutely impossible.

Two lonely souls from a foreign country walked towards each other, and then chatted for a while on the sidelines. In Chinese, Ma Hong also gave a general introduction to his manager, Christine who was sitting in the front row of the audience, and said that if you are dissatisfied with the manager, you can turn it around. Christine is very professional.

For Ma Hong's kindness, it is generally regarded as a thank you.

"Is that a player from your country?" Christine put her arms around Ma Hong's neck, looking at the back of the general leaving with gossip eyes.

"He is a good man, so please be merciful and don't harm others.".

"Hey, is it okay for you to issue a good person card like this?"

After getting along for a long time, Christine has acquired a lot of novel knowledge, which makes Ma Hong very helpless. After his appearance, bickering seems to be less and less advantageous.

Playing against the Mavericks, in fact, not only was Cartwright not under pressure, the Bulls, a group of adolescent players, actually came with the attitude of scoring points, because the opponents were really good.

Everyone else is fighting for second, and the Mavericks' summer league team is estimated to be second to last.

When Ma Hong came back, he didn't know what funny things these guys were talking about, and they were laughing and laughing.

But as Ma Hong approached, the laughter gradually stopped. Ma Hong didn't care, he passed by a group of teammates, found a corner and took out a book to read.

Of course, practice is forbidden on the sidelines of the game, but this cannot restrain Ma Hong from reading books. In fact, before him, no one did this on the sidelines, and would be scolded to death by the coach, but now the relationship between Mahon and Cartwright is irrelevant. One is too lazy to talk and the other is unwilling to listen.

After Ma Hong left, the team quickly entered into laughter again.

Then the time came to 10:30, and Kevin Ollie led a group of red-eyed, hungry and thirsty beasts of the Bulls into the court!
The Bulls' lineup is not outstanding, but it is really not difficult to play against the Mavericks. Although the Mavericks' general and others still have a certain strength, the teammates are too weak to count.

Although at home, Kevin Ollie's performance was worse than that of Mahon, a group of flustered, but when he came to the court, his performance was surprisingly good.

Relying on old-fashioned techniques and coquettish (anti-swallowing) evasive moves, Kevin Ollie has gradually opened up the situation leading the Bulls in the first quarter.

However, Mahon saw the internal crisis of the Bulls in the applause of coach Wright around him.

The reason why the Bulls are playing smoothly now is that apart from the fact that the player's personal quality is indeed better than that of the Mavericks, Kevin Ollie's performance is crucial. This guy played for more than ten minutes, and as the No. 1 ball handler, he only had 2 points and 3 assists.

Kevin Ollie's serve is very precise, but when the ball is in the hands of his teammates, there will always be some minor accidents, such as taking a step, such as retreating, such as a dry pull after dodge, etc. When Kevin Ollie wants to break through, he will always encounter situations where his teammates' support is not timely.

People with a discerning eye can see that there are tricks, and among them, Watson is the most blatant.

"You should pay attention to the data." During the intermission, Ma Hong whispered while passing a towel to Kevin Ollie.

Now Kevin Ollie's data is 6 points and 4 assists but he has 2 turnovers. If compared with the same period, it is not very good. On the contrary, Watson scored 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in the half. If you don't look at the contribution ratio, Kevin Ollie is completely crushed.

"Don't worry, I know." Kevin Ollie looked at the 48-38 scoreboard, the Bulls had already led by 10 points, and said seriously.

Kevin Ollie's serious look made Mahon want to say, no, you didn't.

After a short break, the Bulls and Mavericks re-entered the court. At this stage, the Bulls were still playing smoothly, but Kevin Ollie had been reduced to a pure support. It wasn't that he didn't want to get statistics. In fact, Kevin Ollie was consciously strengthening his attack, but he had no chance.

The Mavericks defended him as soon as the second half came up, and the opponent's skills were not outstanding, but Kevin Ollie's anti-interference ability was even more unbearable. Inexplicably, Kevin Ollie became the one who attracted hatred. Instead, Watson and other players in the starting lineup kept rising.

In the midst of shouting and killing, the Mavericks seemed to be gradually unable to make a comeback.

The lead has expanded to 13 points. In this fast-paced game, once the point difference exceeds 15 points, the final quarter is basically considered garbage time.

Cartwright sat on the sidelines, waiting for the victory leisurely.

However, don't laugh too early.

The Bulls continued to attack, and the Mavericks continued to babble. At this time, Ma Hong noticed the head coach of the opposing Mavericks. Five minutes into the third quarter, the point difference was 5 points. The Mavericks coach called out a substitution during the dead ball.

coming!

With this substitution, the Mavericks blew the counterattack horn.

The two newly arrived 2-meter strong men immediately led the Mavericks to start to defend and shrink back. When everyone was crowded inside, Watson's mid-range shot lost the threat, and Toniro lacked experience in positional warfare and was quickly taken off the rhythm. The Bulls' wave of 5 consecutive irons allowed the Mavericks to recover the score within 10 points!
Cartwright now realizes that the Mavericks are going to play tricks, and hastily called a timeout.

But it didn't work. Kevin Ollie's touch has been wiped out, and the mid-range shot is still reluctant. It would be embarrassing for him to throw the outside line. On the line, Kevin Ollie followed the coach's instructions to open the outside line and made another wave of triple irons.

Cartwright covered his face in pain.

The old cat burned his beard, he was slapped by the young assistant coach of the Mavericks.

I can't let Kevin Ollie continue to play. Originally, his stats today are only quite satisfactory. If he continues to play, let alone lose or lose, Kevin Ollie's stats must not be read.

"Ma Hong, go do warm-up exercises, it's your turn to play."

Haha, I knew it was so.

In the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, the Bulls made substitutions. The main point guards Kevin Ollie and Toniro both stepped into the rest area, and Mahone and Conley came off the bench hand in hand.

Cartwright talked about tactics with blood on his face, but Mahon's attention was all on Watson.

The game resumes.

This time the leader of the team is obviously Watson. After Kevin Ollie left the field, he has become the only boss in the first draft. In fact, not only Watson is gone, but Toniro, who competed with him for the scoring title, was also killed. If he wins this game, Watson will undoubtedly be the "winner" with the most benefits.

The two main players of the Bulls rested, and the score also shrank back to 6 points.

Now the players on the Mavericks field are Peja at center, roughly at power forward, Courtney at small forward, Reibitt at shooting guard, and Charlie Bell at point guard.

Focusing on the weakest link to play, as soon as the Mavericks came up, Charlie Bell was on the outside against Mahon.

There is no need to guess, Ma Hong also knows that this guy is not going to pass the ball.

"Did you send someone to defend me? Where is the defender?" Charlie Bell's mouth was not honest, and he kept spitting out his mouth. At first glance, he seemed to be the type who regarded Bird as an idol.

Ma Hong didn't care, but silently shrunk his body into the three-point line.

What kind of virtue is his body? Mahon has the best B number. Although Charlie Bell is not good at physical fitness, he is much stronger than himself. It is not good for outside confrontation. It is better to shrink. First, it can trigger the special effects of Kwame Brown's skills to avoid injury, and second, it can prevent Charlie Bell from breaking through.

Ma Hong's body is not strong, but his defensive awareness is not bad at all. He can always get stuck in the position just before Charlie Bell has an opportunity. This kind of defense makes Charlie Bell grit his teeth angrily, and the dwarf in front of him is so indifferent, he has no blood at all.

Charlie Bell didn't dare to make a strong attack. Mahon's defensive position is professional enough, and a strong attack will easily cause a collision. Charlie Bell's ball-handling skills are not that good.

Charlie Bell is still thinking about whether to throw a three-pointer or pass the ball to help the team get closer to two points. At some point, the bastard Ma Hong stretched out his paw.
I rub!

It was too late to swear, Charlie Bell stood up in embarrassment and wanted to stop him.

Then, he watched as Ma Hong stopped in place after the steal, and he fell to the ground with his face on the ground with his foul movement.

Without saying a word, Charlie Bell lost his defensive position, and Mahon drove straight across the half.

But Mahon was really not fast enough, roughly behind Courtney had already caught up, and Mahon was two or three positions ahead of them at the start, but entering the Mavericks' half, roughly followed by Courtney had caught up behind Mahon!

(End of this chapter)